Journal box construction for railway cars



June 30, 1964 J. L. RYAN ETAL I 3,139,312

JOURNAL BOX CONSTRUCTION FOR RAILWAY CARS Filed April 22, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet l Mf J/ [30 James Eye/7 Ari/9w" A e 50/7 Y 0/2071 MM; fiy

June 30, 1964 J. L. RYAN ETAL 3,139,312

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United States Patent O 3,139,312 JOURNAL BQX CQNSTRUTEON FOR RAILWAY @ARS James L. Ryan,837 S. Pickwick St.,-Springfield, Mo., and

Arthur W. Nelson, Pompano Beach, Fla; said Nelson assignor to said Ryan Filed-Apr. 22, 1963, Ser. No. 274,871

21 Claims. (Cl. 3tl8-40) The invention relates generally to improvements inv journal box construction for railway cars, but relates more particularly to journal ibox constructions which include journal stops interposed between the axle journal and the journal box side wall, of which thelames L. Ryan Patent No. 2,733,966 is an example.

Constructions embodying the features of the said Ryan patent have gone into extensive use and have. proved to be a distinct improvement in the art. However, there are certain truck side frame journal box constructions which make it difiicult or impossible to use cap screws, as contemplated in the said Ryan patent. I

Also, there is a considerable number of journal boxes which embody the so-called waste retaining ledges. These ledges are so located and formed that they interfere with the application of journal stops of the construction disclosed in the aforesaid Ryan patent.

Heretofore there have been suggested journal stop constructions in which the securing means is.located entirely within the journal box side walls. Such constructions avoid interference with structures externally 'of the journal 3,139,312 Patented June 30, 1964 ledge, which will avoid critical tolerances, yet'will be efiective' in operation, easy to install and low in cost.

The manner in which the above, objects, as well as others, are attained will appear from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings in which: i v

FIGURE 1 is a longitudinal vertical'sectional view, through a railway car journal box, showing a preferred form of the invention as taken on the line of FIG. 2; I v

FIG. 2 is a transverse vertical section on the line 2-.-2 of FIG 3; j FIG. 3 is a transverse horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of FIG. 2, the bearing and wedge being omitted better to disclose underlying parts;

FIG. 4 is a top plan'fview of one of the journal stops illustrated inv FIGS. 1, 2 and -3, but on a larger scale;

vFIG. 5 is a vertical view, partly in section and partly in elevatioi'non the line 5-5 of FIG. ,4; t 4 i FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view on the linef6--6 of FIG.4;, r j

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view on the line 7-7 of FIG..3, but on an enlarged scale,

' betterto show the detailed shape of the associated'parts;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary view similar to FIG.'? showing a modified construction, but on a scale larger than that of ,FIG. 7; if

FIG. 9 is afragmentary view on theline 95-9 of FIG 8, but on a smaller scale, certain of thepartsbeing broken away to show a vertical section for illustrative purposes;

FIG. 10 is an edge view of a bowed spring member of i the type used in :the various forms of the invention to box side walls and, hence, are-advantageous for'ithat 7 reason. However, such constructions are open to one or more objections, such as possibly interfering'with structures in the lower part of the journal box, being rather difficult to install, being of relative complex conformations and/ or being relatively high in cost.

The general object of the present invention is to provide an improved journal stop construction such that it isheld provide thrust in a vertical direction in order to press the journal stop member firmly down upon the underlying supporting ledge orshelf, the same being on a, scale sub- Q stantially twice that of FIGS; 1 to 3, inclusive;

in place by'rneans'entirely within the journal boxand which will avoid one or more of the objections to constructions of that general type as heretofore devised. ,Another object of the invention is'toprovide a journal stop construction entirely Within the journal box which can'beapplied to a widevariety of journal boxes, which shall be of simple, construction, and which can e more easily assembledwithin the journal box. 5 Again it isan object of the invention to provide'a journal stop arrangement of improved and simplified'construction which can be applied tojournalboxconstructions with or without the so-called waste retaining ledges. It is also an object of the invention to provide a journal stop construction which will not interfere with the FIG. llis a face view of the spring member of FIG.

10 as viewed in the direction of the arrows, on line'11 .1 1

or FIG. 10; V. FIG. 12 is a face view of a shim which maybe used under certain conditions; i f

FIG.- 13 is an end edge view of the shim shown in FIG. 12;, j j j A BIG. 1.4 shows the shim of FIGS- 12 and 13 in operative position on the journal box sidewall;

FIG; ,15 is a view similar to FIG. 9, but assi t;

' modified construction;

lubricating devices which are installed in the lower'rpart of many journal boxes as a substitute for waste packing material which'has previously-been used, the parts of which can be made from standardrolled sections sheared to provide piecesof desired size, thus aiding in thereduc-I tion of the cost as well as simplifying installation.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a journal box stop. construction which will provide asubstantial horizontally disposed shelf on which the stopcan be placed and against which the stopcan'be'downwardly pressed, thus providing adequate support for the stop, I

FIG. 16 is" a ,vertlcal"transverseisection onthe'line 16-16 of FIG. 15; 1 f f FIG. 17 is a top plan view ofthe journal stop shown in FIGS. -15 andj16;

7 FIG. 18; is a vertical view partly in section and in ielevation of the journal st p of FIG. l7yandonthe liue lfiltlthereof; i

- I FIG. 19 is an end elevational view of the ournai stop s shown in FIGS. Hand 18;

. FIG. '20" is a detail fragmentary view as on 'the line 20+20 of FIG. 16, but showing a modified bracket corrstruction for the spring, the spring being omitted for illustrative purposesfand FIG. 21 is asview similar toQFIG. 20 but showingia I ther modified construction of :the bracket which thezspring is designed to engagelj Referring now in detail to th 't embodiment of the inventionshown in FIGS. 1 to 7, inclusive, and FIGS 10 andil 1, 349 indicates. the journalbox' as a Wholewhich-is hereinshown as being an integral part of the sideiframe 31 of a railway car truck. The journal box: is of conventional construction and includes theupright side walls 32 which extendbetween 'the flat top or crown 3 3 and the rounded bottom 34. The upper part of the' front"'end 5 of the box is provided With an" opening 35 which, in

"3 practice, is closed by a cover, not shown. The rear end of the box has wall portions in which are spaced longitudinal openings 37 and 38, providing the dust guard groove 39. Each side wall 32 is formed between its ends with an integral hollow projection or column 40. that extends downwardly from the crown and then curves out wardly to merge at its bottom into the associated side wall of the journal box.

The purpose of these projections 40 is to provide abutments for engagement by parts of a journal bearing member 42 that'includes a babbitt-like facing 43. Forty-one (41) indicates a wedge for the bearing member, the Wedge being disposed between the bearing member and the top wall 33. At the front end thereof (see FIG. .1) is a lug 3 3" 'which'a'cts as a restraining stop for the previously mentioned wedge of the journal box.

Part of an axle 45 is shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1

and 3, the same including a portion 46 of reduced diameter, from which extends the journal 47, the latter terminating at its-outer endin an annular shoulder 48. The structure described above is typical of the conventional journal box for use with the solid type journal bearing. In connection with the journal box, we provide a pair of lateral journal stops 50. Thestops 50 are coun- .terparts, and the meansof holding them .in place, are likewise counterparts. Therefore, a description of one of the stops and the co -operating elements for one side of the journal box will sufiice for both.

The stop 50is made of a material such that when en- 'gagedby the journal it will in no wise damage the smooth or external surface thereof. One of the stop members '50is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, detached from the journal box. As shown, the stop 50 is in the form of a generally elongated member comprising a body portion '51 with rearwardly projecting portions 52 and 53 at its ends. The projections 52 and 53 project rearwardly to a greater depth than the stop' intermediate thereof, thereby providing a recess 54 to avoid interference-with parts on the journal box sidewall.

As shown, the stop member 50 has front and rear parallel vertical" surfaces 51F'and' 51R and topand bottom horizontal surfaces 53" and 54'. As best shown in FIGS. 4, and 6, it is preferable that the journal contact area of this face 51F be interrupted with one or more channels 51C to facilitate the flow of oil to the journal bearing when the surface is subjected 'to high unit pressure during operation of the brakes. If desired, however, the

front face o-fthe stop member maybe without grooves or even. curved on a radius the same as that of the journal. The rear face '51Rof the'jour'nal stop 50, as shown, is planar-so that it can provide a substantial .area of contact with the adjacent portion of the inner faceiof the journal box sidewall. p f j 1 i The upperface's of the projections 52211161 53 are pro vided with grooves'100 and 101, respectively, thepurpos eff of which will shortly' appear. The ends of the grooves 100 and 101 te'rminate in upwardly extending projections 60 and 61, the purpose of which also will be clear from the assembly description. V

, Referring to the same'views, the journal box side wall is provided fwith'a shelf or ledge65 which can be in the form of a conventional angle iron having oneleg 66 welded or otherwise secured to the vertical side walliand the other-leg 67 extending inwardly with its upper surface 68 in a horizontal plane. As is best shown in the larger view, FIG. 7, there is provide'd a U-shaped bracket member 69, having a vertical portion 70 andupper and lower horizontal leg portions 71 and 72, respectively. The latter is welded to the leg 67 of angle member 65 and the upper leg is welded to the adjacent portion 73 of thecolumn 40. v

As is clearly shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and], the stop rests upon the upper face 68 of the angle member 65. Because of the recess 54 in the stop, there'is no interfer- 67B which, in turn, is' welded d ence with the bracket 69 or with the column 40 of the journal box side wall.

As is perhaps best shown in FIG. 7, there is a space between the vertical portion 70 of the bracket 69 and the adjacent portion of the stop 50. Thus, should the journal-engage the confronting face 51F of the stop in the operation of the car of which the journal is a part, the thrust will be against the journal box side wall and not against the bracket portion '70. This permits the bracket member 69 to be of relatively light section, since it need not resist powerful thrust forces generated when the journal shifts transversely of the journal box, as often obtains during operation.

In order to apply thrust in a vertical direction, there is provided a spring member (shown on a larger scale in FIGS. 10 and 11). The spring 90 comprises an upwardly bowed central portion 91, a reversely curved end Application of Journal Stops to Journal Box P'reparatory' to applying the stop members 50, the brackets 69 have been applied to journal box side Walls, as have the members 65. Withjournals, 47 in position in the journal boxes 30, the journal stop 50 is inserted from above. To do this it is necessary to jack journal box 30 to its highest position relative to the axle portion 46 to provide clearance to insert journal stop member 50 between journal 47 and projections 40. Member 50 is inserted into the box through the open front end thereof, which is of sufficient size to afford ample room for the entrance of the hands into the journal box. Member 50 is placed longitudinally of journal 47 with face 51F in contact with journal and moved downward past projection 40 and into position with the bottom 54 of. the stop59 resting on the face 68 of member 65. The projections 52 and 53 project toward and into contact with the journal'box side wall. Relative longitudinal movement betweenlthe stop and the journal box is thus prevented.- The spring member 90 is then moved into position, advancing the end 92 first through the first opening between the upright portion 70 of bracket 69 and the journal box side until the portion Q2 of the spring 90 is positioned in the groove 190 of projection 52.

When the spring member 90 reaches its final position, the portion 93' thereof will be disposed in the groove 101 in projection 53. In moving into position the upwardly bowed' portion 91 of the spring contacts the underside of the bracket portion 71, compressing the spring and exerting thrust in a vertical direction,which reacts to press the stop 50down firmly onthe seat formed by the face 68 of angle member 65,, The projections 60 and 61 at the'ends of grooves 'and 101 prevent longitudinal movement of-the spring 90.

It; is believed that the construction and operation of the journal stopconstruction will be understood without further detailed description. However, some of the advantages thereof will be mentioned after a description of the modified formsof the invention as illustrated in other figures of the drawings;

The odi cat ons/town in FIGS. '8 and '9' Y The construction shown in FIGS.-8 and9 is one which the. journal box side .walls are providedwith socalled waste retaining ledges. Except for slight varia tions, the journal stop member and the upright bracket member are like the construction first described. Similar parts have --therefore been given the same numbers, but primed, and identical parts bear the same numbers.- Thus 50' is'the stop; 69', the bracket member, the bottom leg 72 of which rests upon and is'welded to a bar member to the upper face L of the wasteretaining ledge L. g It will be noted that the lower portion of the vertical part 70' of bracket 69' is offset toward the adjacent jour= I nal box side wall. This permits the lower part ofthe stop 50' to be olfset at 50L without engaging the bracket 70'. 'There is thus provided a thicker section for the stop, which provides additional strength which might be helpful, particularly with some materials.

While speaking of materials, it should be stated that the construction disclosed in this application is well adapted to the use of suitable plastics. As by wayof illustration, nylon'is a suitable plastic such, for example, as Du Ponts nylon known by the trade name of Zytal No. 101, Which weighs only about one seventh as much as a suitable bearing metal. Of course, plastic could be used in the form of the invention first described. Also,

if desired the offset arrangement of the bracket 69 and the lower part of the stop in the form first described could follow the construction shown in FIG. 8, whether.

the stop be made of metal, plastic or other suitable material. I V

The manner of assembly ofthe construction of FIGS.

8 and 9 is the same, so no further description of that 1 operation is required.

The Modification Shown in FIGS. 12, 13 and 14 Referring to FIG. 12, 114i is a shim of flat strip material having an offset portion 111 intermediate its ends. It is shown, in FIG. 14, assembled with a bracket mensber of the construction shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 7. 1 The'olfset portion 111 clears the lower curved surface of column '49 and prevents vertical displacement while the end portions straddle the columndil. ,This

construction accommodates the stop to undersize journals without the necessity of changing the dimension of, the stop member 50.

- The stop and springhave not beenshown because the arrangement would be as before described, in which the pieces of correct shape and size and require no forging v or punching operations. Thisaids in the reduction 0 cost which is an important item to the railroads. 2

7 Also, in the present installation, providing for the spring thrusting in a vertical plane or direction against its top or upper surface does not involve restrictive tolerancesas would be the case if the spring had to be projected through narrow passages and were to thrus'tin a horizontal plane. This is also a factor in keeping the cost of production low Y 5 Another advantage ofithe disclosed construction, in which the spring thrustis in a vertical plane or direction in any suitable way as by welding at 67 63 This situation is restrictive, generally, but is particularly restrictive with the journal box for 50-ton cars which constitute the highest percentage of ears presently in service.

To provide for the application of a retaining spring through a journal stop requires clearance, and when the application provides for spring thrust in a horizontal plane or direction the resistance to vertical play or movement of'the stop within the magnitude of the clearance is merely the spring thrust times the coefl'lcient of friction of the materials'involved'. However, with the construction disclosed in this application, the journal stop is held with the entire force of the spring against accelerating'irnpacts from track irregularities.

In connection with the constructionof FIGS. 8 and 9, it should be mentionedthat in order to'permit the journal stop to seat against the vertical side wall of the jour nal box, the triangular portion at each sideof the bracket, corresponding to the triangular portion T (see FIG. 8) within the bracket, is removed as by grinding.

The Modification Shown in 1 16s. 15, 16, 17, 18 @1119 lnorder to simplify an understanding of the modified construction, a prime has'beenadded to the references which indicate similar parts in other views of the drawings; and where the parts are or may be the same,

they bear the samereference characters. Thus, 32 is the side wall of the journal box and '40 is'the'conventional integral hollow projection or column. I

The journalstop 5'0" issiinilar to the journal 'stop'5tl as earlier described but, as will be explained, it is of modilied construction, as compared to both stops 50 and 50.

The stop 5%" is supported on the shelf or ledge which can be of the form of a conventional angle iron having oneleg 66 welded or otherwise secured to the side wall 32 and the other leg 67 extending inwardly in a hori- 'zontal plane as before described in connection with those .67 rest upon and extend upwardlyfrom theupper face of 'the angle ironportion'67. They are secured in place The spring bracket member 69'] is ofspecilal construction and, as will appear shortly, it 'servesseveral functions. As shown, it compriseslaportion 7t)", and ,a portion 71 which extends substantially at aright angle to the porwith the spring ends bearing on the topface portions of v the journal stop member and loaded .by the bracket mid- A way of the journal stop, permits the use of a relatively short spring as compared with other constructions, and,

also, avoids the necessityof so close-tolerances,

Again the shorter spring is of. distinct advantagewith respect to the. applicationfof and theremoval of the spring from its operative position. i

It will be noted that the spring is at a levelabove the center line of the journal and that, when insertion of the spring is started between the vertical "portion ofthe bracket 69, the outer end is well Within the journal box. This avoids the .close clearancesinvolved in application and removal of 'longer springs where thrust is in a hori-.

iontal direction or plane substantially on' the horizontal such constructions the oute'r'end of the spring is in "the bottom radius in thefront' opening into the journal box.

the inner endof the spring is entering the passageway "inltion 17th. The'parts 70'" and '71 'are firmly secured together, as by welding,- at 7 0W'before-the bracket is "affixed to the "journal box so that the bracket can be handledas a unit. When the bracketxis in position, the portion 7h, is vertically disposed; the upper part thereof being welded to the adjacen tpa'rt' of the column-Vat 70 and the inner'p'art of portion 71 welded at- '71 to the adjacent part of column it).

7 By reference'to FIG. '15, it will be seen that the bracket "portion '7l .isJ generally arcuate in shape and'thatthe jintermediate curved portion 91 of thespring 9t) interfits with 'the,undersideithereof: Thelowerpaitof the er. tion 7tl" 'of the bracket e9" terminates a shortdistance below. the intermediateportion 91 of thespring it." As shown, the bracket portion raver the bracket terminates in a plane whichis above the planeof' theupper face of the journal stop 50. The journal stopEll", as shown, is essentially an elongated piece of material'of rectangular cross section except that in the upper rear central portion there is an, elongated recess R defined by the vertical wall portions R R and R 5 and the'horizontal portion R The wall portions R and R of recess R are charnfered at C where the wall portions R and R intersect the rear face of the journal stop to facilitate placement of the stop into its operative position in the journal box and to clear the fillets at the intersection of the side walls of column 40 and the journal box side wall 32, and also where the wall portions R and R intersect the top face of the journal stop to facilitate application of spring 90.

It will thus be seen that the journal stop 58? is of simple form so that it can easily be produced. Also, because in no place is the vertical section interrupted entirely from top to bottom, the stop possesses good strength or stability mthr-oughout. This feature is of especial advantage where the stop is to be made of a material, such as a plastic material, which does not have the strength of certain metals but which embodies characteristics that in other respects may be superior.

Application of Journal Stop. of FIGS. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 to Journal Box Preparatory to applying the stop member 56'', the bracket 69".has been affixed to the journal box as before described. With the journal in position in the journal box, the journal stop is inserted from above the journal box having previously been jacked to its highest position relative to the axle portion 46 as before explained. With the construction shown in those forms of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 14, inclusive, the journal stop is assembled by inserting the journal stop from above and lowering it into position by moving the stop downward with its contact face 51 against the journal and the legs 52 and 53 of the stop straddling column 40.

With the construction shown in FIGS-15 to 19, inclusive, the journal stop will also beinserted from above, but in this case the bottom face 54' will be initially in contact'with the journal instead of 51 as before described. The journal stop is lowered and rotated outwardly directly under the spring bracket, recess R of the stop permitting rotation to bring contact face 51 against the journal after which the journal stop is lowered upon its seat on the portion 67 of supporting member 65 to the position shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. I

When the journal box is returned to-its normal operatingposition, the journal stop is, of course, positioned between the journal and the adjacent journal box side wall so that any engagement of the journal with the contact face of the stop tending to move the journal stop outwardly is restrained by engagement of the rear face 51 thereof with the journal box side wall thus preventing excessive movement of the journal laterally of the journal box as in constructionsof FIGS. 1 to 14,-inclusive, first described. a t

,It will be noted that the interfitting arcuate or concave form of the bracket portion 71 with the curved portion 91 of the spring prevents longitudinal movement of the spring relative to the spring bracket. Hence, the spring bracket forms a plurality of functions. The bracket, of course, enables the spring 90 to react therewith and exert thrust in a vertical plane or direction in order to press the stop downwardly into firm engagement with the supporting member 65; The bracket also serves to confine the spring as a whole against movement laterally inward of the journal box movement laterally outward being restricted by the adjacent journal box-side wall. Finally, because of the shape of the bracket portion .70 .and the shape of the intermediate portion 91 of the spring, relative longitudinal movement between spring and bracket is prevented after the spring has been inserted and has reached its operative position. This latter feature makes it unnecessary to provide formations in the upper face of .the stopto prevent longitudinal movement of the spring. Hence, the upper face of the stop can be planar thu simplifying its formation.

The Construction Shown in FIG. 20 The only difference between the construction shown in FIG. 20 and that shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 resides in the shape of portion 70 of the bracket 69" which is similar to the portion 7'1 of the form illustrated and described in connection with FIGS. 15 and 16. Instead of being arcuate in form, the portion 70 comprises a member which is simply bent to provide two straight portions which extend downwardly from the central or apex portion. In this form contact between spring and bracket portion is primarily confined to the end portions of the bracket portion 70 The arrangement shown in FIG. 21 differs from that of FIG. 20 in that the portion 70 comprises a straight central portion 70 and downwardly extending end wing portions 70 It is believed that the interfitting of the central portion of the spring therewith will be understood without further description.

It should be understood that thejournal stop 50" in the arrangements shown in FIGS 15 to 21, inclusive, could, if desired, be provided with grooves similar to the grooves 100 and 101 terminating in upstanding projections 60 and 61 as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. In such event the bracket portion 71 need not be relied upon to prevent longitudinal movement of the spring and hence could be planar in a horizontal plane instead of being arcuate in shape. Also, if the spring brackets of the constructions shown in detail in FIGS. 7, 8 and l4.and the spring were formed to interfit to prevent longitudinal movement of the spring when in operative position, then the grooves 100' and 101 and projections 60 and 61 of the journal stop could be omitted. A number of interfitting construction for this purpose are illustrated. in FIGS. 15, 16, 20 and 21.

From the foregoing it can be seen that a number of advantageous, unobvious results are obtained by the disclosed construction. Some have been referred to, and others will be appreciated by persons skilled in this art.

We claim: 7

1. The combination with a railway car journal box, including a crown, vertical sidewalls each having inner and outer faces and a bottom, of a horizontal railway car axle having an end pant positioned in the journal box and which provides a journal portion, means providing a solid bearing between said crown and said journal portion, journal stop supporting means projecting inwardly from at least one of the vertical journal box side walls, and including a horizontal ledge portion, at least one journal stop positioned between the journal box side wall and said journal portion, said stop having an impact face normally out of contactwith said journal portion and a portion overlying said horizontal ledge portion, bracket means comprising a portion extending inwardly insubstantially a horizontal plane from the adjacent journal box side wall and above the plane of said horizontal ledge portion, said bracket means also including a downwardly extending leg spaced inwardly of the journal box side wall, the lower part thereof. terminating adjacent said journal stop supporting means,'and a longitudinally disposed spring having an upwardly bowed central portion disposed under and engaging said horizontal portion of said bracket means and being disposed between said downwardly extending leg and the journal box side wall, said spring having portions adjacent its ends engagstrength for the journal stop intermediate its ends.

3. The combination set forthlin claim 11in, which the upper part of the bracket means is fixed 'to the journal box side wall and the lower part is fixed to said journal stop supporting means.

4. The arrangement set forth in claim 1 in which a shim is positioned against the journal box side wall and in which the shim hasa central upper portion extending inwardly and away from the journal box side wall and under the upper portion of said bracket mean-s.

5. The combination with a railway car journal box, including a crown, vertical side walls each having inner and outer faces and a bottom, of a horizontal railway car axle having an end part positioned in the journal box and which provides a journal pontion, means providing a solid bearing between said crown and said journal portion, journal stop supporting means projecting inwardly from at least one of the vertical journal box side walls, at least one journal stop positioned between the journal box side wall and said journal portion, said stop having an impact face normally out of contact with said journal portion and having a portion overlying said journal stop supporting means, and compression spring means operable to exert thrust in a vertical plane or direction and serving to press said journal stop means downwardly into firm engagement with said underlying journal stop supporting means, said compression spring means being removable in a horizontal direction whilst the journal stop rests upon the journal stop supporting means.

6. The combination with a railway car journal box, including a crown, vertical side walls each having inner and outer faces and a bottom, of a horizontal railway car axle having an end part positioned in the journal box and which provides a journal portion, means providing a solid bearing between said crown and said journal portion, journal stop supponting means projecting inwardly from at least one of the vertical journal bo-x side walls, at least one journal stop positioned between the journal box side wall and said journal portion, said stop having an impact face normally out of contact with said journal portion and having a portion overlying said journal stop supporting means, and single spring means removable in a horizontal direction contacting longitudinally spaced portions of the journal stop and operable to exert thrust in a vertical plane or direction and serving to press said journal stop downwardly into firm engagement with said underlying journal stop supporting means.

7. The combination with a railway car journal box, including a crown, vertical side walls each having inner and outer faces and a bottom, of a horizontal railway car axle having an end part positioned in the journal box and which provides a journal portion, means providing a disposed spring operable to exert thrust in a vertical plane Y or direction and serving to press said journal stop means downwardly into firm engagement with said underlying journal stop supporting means, said spring being removable whilst the journal stop rests in position on the journal stop supporting means.

8. The combination with a railway carjournal box, in-

cluding a crown, vertical side walls each having inner and outer faces and a bottom, of a horizontal railway I car axle having an end part positioned in the journal box and which provides a journal portion, means providing a solid bearing between said crown andsaid journal portion, journal stop supporting means projecting inwardly from at least one of the vertical journal box side walls, at least 10 ing means, means projecting inwardly of the journal box side wall and in a plane above said journal stop supporting means, and a longitudinally disposed undulatory shaped spring overlying said journal stop, engaging said means inwardly projecting and being operable toexert thrust in a vertical plane or direction, thereby pressing said journal stop into firm engagement with the said underlying journal stop supporting means.

9. The combination set forth in claimv 8 in which the spring has an upwardly bowed central portion and portions adjacent the ends thereof which engage portions of the underlying journal stop.

10. The combination set forth in claim 9 in which the journal stop and portions of the spring adjacent the ends are vertically offset interfitting portions.

11. The combination set forth in claim 10 in which the vertically offset portions comprise depressed portions in the upper side of the journal stop into which portions of the spring are received.

12. The combination with a railway car journal box, including a crown, vertical side walls each having inner and outer faces and a bottom, of a horizontal railway car axle having an end part positioned in the journal box and which provides a journal portion, means providing a solid bearing between said crown and said journal portion, journal stop supporting means projecting inwardly from at least one of the vertical journal box side walls in the form of a waste retaining ledge having an upper surface to which a member is affixed to provide a seat for the journal stop, at least one journal stop positioned between the journal box side wall and said journal portion, said stop having an impact face normally out of contact with said journal portion and having a portion overlying said member aflixed to said waste retaining ledge, and means operable to exert thrust in a vertical plane or direction and serving to press said journal stop means downwardly into firm engagement with said underlying member supported on said Waste retaining ledge.

13. The combination set forth in claim 12 in which a shim is positioned against the journal box side Wall to compensate for journals of reduced size.

14. The combination set forth in claim 6 in which the journal stop is provided with formations above the bottom thereof which are formed and adapted to interfit with said spring means to limit movement of the spring means longitudinally of the journal stop when the spring means is in assembled position on the journal stop.

15. The combination set forth in claim 7 in which the means including a longitudinally disposed spring operable to exert thrust in a vertical plane or direction and serving to press the journal stop downwardly into firm engagement with the underlying journal stop supporting means also includes bracket structure comprising a generally vertically disposed portion spaced inwardly of the journal box side wall, which serves to prevent movement of the spring inwardly of the journal box side wall, and which terminates at its lower end in a horizontal plane substantially above the upper surface of the journal stop supporting means.

16. The combination set forth in claim 15 in which the lower end of said bracket portion terminates in a horizontal plane above the upper surface of the journal stop.

17 The combination shet forth in claim 7 in which the means including a longitudinally disposed spring operable to exert thrust in a vertical plane or direction and serving to press the journal stop downwardly into firm engagement with the underlying journal stop supporting means also includes bracket structure with which interfits part of the spring intermediateits ends, said bracket structure and spring part being formed andadapted to prevent longitudinal movement of the spring when in operative position in the journal box.

18. The combination set forth in claim 8 in which the said, means projecting inwardly of the journal box 11 side Wall is formed and adapted to interfit with an undulatory part of the spring, when the spring isin operative position in the journal box whereby longitudinal movement of the spring is prevented.

19. The combination set forth in claim 8 in which the said means projecting inwardly of the journal box side wall comprises two straight portions on extending downwardly and forwardly and the other downwardly and rearwardly of the journal box in positions adapted to engage said undulatory spring and prevent longitudinal movement thereof.

20. The combination set forth in claim 8 in which the said means projecting inwardly of the journal box side wall comprises a straight central portion extending longitudinally of the journal box and end wing portions extending downwardly therefrom being positioned to engage said undulatory spring and prevent longitudinal movement thereof.

21. The combination set forth in claim 15 in which the journal stop is formed with an upwardly and outwardly opening rear recess intermediate its length, the size of said recess transversely of the stop being less than the distance between the front and rear sides of the stop and the depth of the recess being less than the distance between the top and bottom sides of the stop thereby presenting a continuous section from front to rear sides below said recess for strength whilst permitting the placement of the stop into and its removal from its operative position in the journal box.

No references cited. 

5. THE COMBINATION WITH A RAILWAY CAR JOURNAL BOX INCLUDING A CROWN, VERTICAL SIDE WALLS EACH HAVING INNER AND OUTER FACE AND A BOTTOM, OF A HORIZONTAL RAILWAY CAR AXLE HAVING AN END PART POSITIONED IN THE JOURNAL BOX AND WHICH PROVIDES A JOURNAL PORTION PROVIDING A SOLID BEARING BETWEEN SAID CROWN AND SAID JOURNAL PORTION, JOURNAL STOP SUPPORTING MEANS PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE VERTICAL JOURNAL BOX SIDE WALLS, AT LEAST ONE JOURNAL STOP POSITIONED BETWEEN THE JOURNAL BOX SIDE WALL SAID JOURNAL PORTION SAID STOP HAVING AN IMPACT FACE NORMALLY OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID JOURNAL PORTION AND HAVING A PORTION OVERLYING SAID JOURNAL STOP SUPPORTING MEANS, AND COMPRESSION SPRING MEANS OPERABLE TO EXERT THRUST IN A VERTICAL PLANE OR DIRECTION AND SERVING TO PRESS SAID JOURNAL STOP MEANS DOWNWARDLY INTO FIRM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID UNDERLYING JOURNAL STOP SUPPORTING MEANS, SAID COMPRESSION SPRING MEANS BEING REMOVABLE IN A HORIZONTAL DIRECTION THE JOURNAL STOP RESTS UPON THE JOURNAL STOP SUPPORTING MEANS. 